#7 Canisius at the WBA tonight at 5:00 pm on ESPN3

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The #3 Stags (10-5)(11-13) will host #7 Canisius (6-8)(8-15) at the WBA at 5:00 pm as part of a Stag MAAC Basketball Doubleheader on ESPN3. The Stags are (6-3) at home including (1-0) at the WBA and are averaging 803 fans. This will be the second of three WBA games this season. Tickets are $15.00 for the Double Header with the Stag Men's Basketball team playing Quinnipiac at 8:00 pm also on ESPN3.

The Stags won at Canisius 63-54 on February 5. In the last 5 games, the Stags are (4-1) and Canisius is (1-4).

Scoring Offense:
Canisius - 61.3 ppg (#7)
Stags - 56.5 ppg (#8)

Scoring Defense:
Stags - 61.5 ppg (#2)
Canisius - 66.0 ppg (#9)

Stag Offense:
Casey Smith - 12.3 ppg and 4.8 boards
Kristin Schatzlein - 11.9 ppg and 3.5 boards
Samantha Cooper - 7.8 ppg and 6.8 ppg
Kelsey Carey - 7.2 ppg and 4.3 boards


SCOUTING THE GRIFFS: Canisius will come into this contest fresh with their last game played nearly one week ago, a 63-49 setback to Marist. In total, Canisius has lost three-straight and four of their last five outings. However, the Griffs are 3-1 in their last four MAAC road contests. The Griffs have a simple team identity: shoot threes. Canisius is one of the most accurate teams in the country from behind the arc, connecting on 37 percent of their shots from deep, the 10th best number nationally. Canisius totals five 3-pointers per contest, a number that is just sixth in the MAAC. The Griffs struggle on the boards allowing 38.3 rebounds a contest, which is fifth in the league. However, Canisius grabs only 22.6 defensive boards, 10th in the conference. Canisius is shooing 8-37 from deep in their last three games. Kayla Hoohuli leads the way with 1.9 three-pointers per game and averages a team best 12.1 points per outing. Emily Weber is the team’s most accurate shooter converting 43 percent of long range shots which is third in the league.

Canisius Roster:
www.gogriffs.com/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=20500&SPID=12017&SPSID=97899

ESPN3:
espn.go.com/watchespn/index/_/id/2281216/Womens-College-Basketball-Canisius-vs-Fairfield?ATCLID=209887483&SPSID=810780&SPID=137825&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=32500

Live Stats:
www.fairfieldstags.com/liveStats/liveStats.dbml?ATCLID=209887483&SPSID=810780&SPID=137825&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=32500&LIST_SPORT__BASKETBALL

MAAC Standings (2/13/15):
Quinnipiac 14-0 1.000 22-3 .880
Marist 12-3 .800 16-8 .667
Iona 10-5 .667 13-11 .542
Fairfield 10-5 .667 11-13 .458
Siena 7-8 .467 14-10 .583

Niagara 7-8 .467 11-13 .458
Canisius 6-8 .429 8-15 .348
Monmouth 5-9 .357 9-14 .391
Rider 5-9 .357 8-16 .333
Saint Peter's 3-12 .200 3-21 .125
Manhattan 1-13 .071 2-21 .088

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The Stag Women's Basketball team will be raising money and awareness for breast cancer research in their annual ‘Play 4 Kay’ event. All funds will go to the Kay Yow Cancer Fund to try and find an answer in the fight against women’s cancers. In addition, for Breast Cancer Awareness, all attendees will receive a St. Vincent's re-useable tote bag. kayyow.com/

"Free pink socks for the first 200 students at the basketball doubleheader. Wear your SuperFan outfit and we will have a special stash set aside for the first 50. Buses start at 4pm for the women's game, 7pm for the men's".....

I'm guessing that the 5:00 pm game against Canisius will not be very well attended but hopefully at least some Stag students will be there?

FREE Pink Socks:
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Stags up 26-25 at the half with a 5 seconds left shot by Kristine Miller.

Stags with 12 turnovers in the half.

Kristine Miller with 6 points and 6 boards
Casey Smith with 6 points
Kelsey Carey with 6 points

Another tough half FG shooting for:
Kristin Schatzlein 0/3 but 5 boards
Samantha Cooper 0/3

STAGS
Score 26
Field Goals 48%(12-25)
3-Point FGs 22.2%(2-9)
Free Throws 0%(0-1)
Rebounds 15(5-10)
Steals 5
Blocks 0
Assists 7
Turnovers 12

CANISIUS
Score 25
Field Goals 38.1%(8-21)
3-Point FGs 42.9%(3-7)
Free Throws 100%(6-6)
Rebounds 12(3-9)
Steals 6
Blocks 0
Assists 4
Turnovers 11

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Stags up 35-33 but only shooting 0/5 FT.

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Stags win 61-58 despite 55.8% FT (8/12) in an almost empty WBA. "Allegedly" 661 fans at the game.

Kristine Miller with 14 points on 6/6 FG with 10 boards (Career High) and 4 steals
Margeaux Dupuy with 14 points (Career High)
Kelsey Carey with 11 points and 5 boards but 1/5 FT
Felicia DaCruz with 9 points, 4 assists, 3 boards and 2 steals
Casey Smith with 8 points and 5 PF

A Career First double double for Miller.

Still a tough night shooting for Schatzlein and Cooper who average 19.7 ppg
Kristin Schatzlein 1/8 FG
Samantha Cooper 0/5 FG

STAGS
Score 61
Field Goals 44.2%(23-52)
3-Point FGs 27.8%(5-18)
Free Throws 55.6%(10-18)
Rebounds 30(12-18)
Steals 10
Blocks 2
Assists 14
Turnovers 15

CANISIUS
Score 58
Field Goals 39.5%(17-43)
3-Point FGs 44.4%(4-9)
Free Throws 90.9%(20-22)
Rebounds 31(9-22)
Steals 8
Blocks 0
Assists 7
Turnovers 18

With 4 games left the Stags take over third place and move up to (11-5)(12-13)

Next: 7 days off until Siena at the WBA on Saturday, February 21. The Stags won at Siena 60-55 on December 3

Stag Schedule:
Sat, Feb 21 Siena * Webster Bank Arena 12:00 PM on ESPN3 - W on December 3
Mon, Feb 23 Marist * Alumni Hall 7:00 PM - W on January 2
Thu, Feb 26 Iona * at New Rochelle, N.Y. 7:00 PM - W on January 29
Sat, Feb 28 Manhattan * at Riverdale, N.Y. 2:00 PM - W on February 11

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“I can’t say enough about Millz’s performance,” Head Coach Joe Frager said. “The biggest thing about Miller is her self-confidence. This is what we saw when we were recruiting her, she can do these types of things.” “I think I was just trying to keep my calm and my composure,” Miller said. “I was just trying to go up strong every time and I guess that results in going 6-6.”....

“It’s just part of being a team,” Miller said. “It’s what we do when one teammate is having trouble whether in basketball or out of basketball you help them. I think when Casey went down, me and Kelsey (Carey) and others had to pick it up.” “We haven’t put it into a motto but it’s something we talked about all through preseason,” Coach Frager said. “We try and use the San Antonio Spurs as a model. You talk about Tim Duncan but you look at their sixth, seventh, eighth player and the distribution they have and someone steps up and not be selfish. That’s the model we are trying for.”...

It was the 10th time this season that Fairfield was able to overcome a second half deficit to eventually win the game. “That’s huge,” Coach Frager said. “Anytime they can be put into stressful situations and the more times they have to come from behind or claw to win games like this, experience is the best teacher. We can practice all we want but they need to be in those situations.”

Video recap and post game comments:
www.fairfieldstags.com/mediaPortal/player.dbml?catid=90014&id=3716785